--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>> Yes, I think the range creeps up a little, however we have
> discussed
> that the Icelandic people measure a little differently that we do
> therefor
> making them seem taller than they are, though I do not think that
> is the
> point, as they do not value height as Americans do.
> That was a North American website, written in English, so I would
> assume
> targeted to North American buyers. Why would what "they" in
> Iceland value
> have anything to do with anything? Horses born outside Iceland can
> never go
> back to Iceland.
You lost me as I was not talking about horses born inside vs. outside
of Iceland.......
Only a generic reference to that the people in Iceland seem to
measure in a different place, thats all.
>
> >>>> However, really, who came up with using the withers for
> height? I
> think it is frankley a stupid place to measure to. I do not sit on
> the
> withers, so why should that matter? I would like to see people
> measure to
> the middle of the back,
>
> I'd feel sure the intent was to find a place to measure that is the
> least
> affected by the horse's posture and human measuring
> inconsistencies. The
> horse can raise and lower his back noticeably, and the back is very
> much
> subject to how square the horse is standing etc. Plus, how would
> you define
> the specific point on the back to measure?
One could say the same thing re: the withers...as some people have
asked even here,. At the beginning, middle or top? It is still
weird to me, we have Icelandics who are taller by measuring the back
than some horses because the horse has tall withers, its just weird
to me thats all, one of the things I would change and I had a magic
wand.
S. Lee
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